Lesser Antilles
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunapuna–Piarco

Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph was founded in 1592 by Antonio de Berrio and is the oldest town in . Originally named San José de Oruña, it was the capital of between 1592 and 1783.
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  • Type: Suburb with 14,400 residents
  • Description: town in Trinidad und Tobago
  • Also known as: “Saint Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago”, “St. Joseph”, and “St. Joseph, Trinidad”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hugh Wooding Law School and Alma Jordan Library.

University
The is a law school in .

Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The at the University of the West Indies, , was named after UWI librarian Dr. Alma Jordan in 2012. The four-storied library is located on the St.

Church
Photo: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abbey, also known as The Abbey of Our Lady of Exile is a Benedictine monastery following the Order of Saint Benedict. This monastery is located in the northwestern town of in in .The Benedictine Order was founded by Saint Benedict of Nursia who wrote The Rule of Saint Benedict followed by all Benedictines.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Curepe and Santa Margarita.

Suburb
Photo: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
) is a town in the East–West Corridor of . It is located west of and east of St Joseph. adjacents the St.

Village
in , , is a residential community that consists of single family homes and gated communities consisting of townhouses and condominiums.

Suburb
Photo: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the northwest of , .

Saint Joseph

Latitude
10.65556° or 10° 39′ 20″ north
Longitude
-61.41395° or 61° 24′ 50″ west
Population
14,400
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
772WMH4P+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 477498413
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3573773
Wiki­data ID
Q7401542
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Saint Joseph” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Saint Joseph”
  • Basque: “St. Joseph”
  • Chinese: “圣约瑟夫”
  • Chinese: “聖若瑟”
  • Dutch: “Saint Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago”
  • French: “St. Joseph”
  • German: “St. Joseph”
  • Japanese: “セントジョセフ”
  • Japanese: “聖ジョゼフ”
  • Persian: “سنت جوزف (ترینیداد و توباگو)”
  • Persian: “سنت جوزف، ترینیداد و توباگو”
  • Polish: “Saint Joseph (Trynidad i Tobago)”
  • Polish: “Saint Joseph”
  • Silesian: “Saint Joseph”
  • Spanish: “San José de Oruña”
  • Spanish: “San José”
  • Spanish: “St. Joseph (Trinidad y Tobago)”
  • Spanish: “St. Joseph”
  • Urdu: “سینٹ جوزف، ٹرینیڈاڈ و ٹوباگو”

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Highlights include First Capital Park and Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church.

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